Chile vs Netherlands: Key features of democracy
Chile
0.839
in 2025
Netherlands
0.832
in 2025
Chile rank
17th
Netherlands rank
20th
Key features of democracy over time
- Chile
- Netherlands
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.839 against 0.832 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Chile ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.012 | 0.077 | 0.065 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.0121 | 0.1107 | 0.0986 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.012 | 0.1052 | 0.0932 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.0469 | 0.0873 | 0.0404 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.182 | 0.098 | 0.084 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.1225 | 0.1083 | 0.0142 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.1611 | 0.1423 | 0.0188 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.1566 | 0.3704 | 0.2138 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.2129 | 0.3733 | 0.1604 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.2465 | 0.3749 | 0.1284 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.2709 | 0.3837 | 0.1128 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.2779 | 0.4248 | 0.1469 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.2885 | 0.4504 | 0.1619 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.2956 | 0.4787 | 0.1831 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.2454 | 0.7316 | 0.4862 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.3206 | 0.7346 | 0.414 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.3648 | 0.3816 | 0.0168 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.4289 | 0.7751 | 0.3462 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.5689 | 0.8066 | 0.2377 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.2739 | 0.8447 | 0.5708 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.0859 | 0.8608 | 0.7749 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8267 | 0.8598 | 0.0331 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.8838 | 0.8624 | 0.0214 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.8817 | 0.8755 | 0.0062 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.8385 | 0.847 | 0.0085 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, Chile or Netherlands?
- Chile, at 0.839 against 0.832 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Chile and Netherlands?
- 0.007, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for key features of democracy?
- Chile ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.